BRANDON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1122705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing opportunities for young people to be coached, developed and play football. To encourage skills and enjoyment without the pressure of having to achieve. The emphasis is on fun rather than success in winning.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND COACHING FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL;2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;3) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEATH BY PROVIDING ADVICE ON HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE; 4) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO ADVANCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE COURSES IN SPORTS COACHING.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE DURHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,238 for the year ended 31 May 2025, following a surplus of £549 in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds carried forward were £67,267, with the charity maintaining a negative net current asset position of £43,292 due to creditors and loans. The trustees confirmed that sufficient funds are available to support ongoing operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Denise Woolnough
• Garry Johnson
• John Woolnough

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Stockton-on-tees · Sunderland

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOSTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

• BOSTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £649k
• BRENTWOOD YOUTH AFC CIO income £148k
• THE BRANDON TRUST income £77.6m
• WEST BRIDGFORD COLTS FOOTBALL CLUB CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £488k
• LONGFLEET FOOTBALL CLUB income £110k
• BERKHAMSTED RAIDERS COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB income £637k

Side by side with its peers

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